My Quest for 405

[Stewart14]

Feb 12

Squats
135 x 8
225 x 5
Add belt
295 x 2
340 x 2
340 x 2
340 x 2
340 x 2
340 x 2
340 x 2

Trap Bar Deadlifts
437.5 x 1
437.5 x 1
437.5 x 1

OK, I have come to the amazing non-scientific conclusion that doing more reps is harder than doing more weight. Today's squats were 20 pounds heavier than last session, but one less rep per set and it was a lot more manageable to me

 

[Stewart14]

Feb 13

Bench Press
135 x 8
225 x 5
315 x 2
315 x 2
315 x 2
315 x 2
315 x 2
315 x 2

Chest Supported Rows
160 x 5
160 x 5
160 x 6
160 x 6

 

[chiquita6683]

lookin good!
Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

 

[Rubes11]

nice benchin stew

 

[Stewart14]

lookin good!
Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Same to you !

Where have you been? Miss you posting around here....

 

[soxmuscle]

Was the number in your name not 14 a couple of days ago, or am I mistaken?

 

[Stewart14]

Was the number in your name not 14 a couple of days ago, or am I mistaken?

No, you are correct, used to be 20, but I chose the name for the Nascar driver tony stewart, and he changed his number this year to 14, so I made the change.

Even though the link got deleted in the other thread, thanks for that link for the protein powder, snuck in there in time, got the link and ordered 2 tubs, can't beat that price. I was paying $70 for 10 pounds of ON whey and I thought that was a good deal, but this was fantastic, so long as this stuff tastes decent.

 

[soxmuscle]

Haha.

Glad to see you took advantage of that deal.

Same thing happened to me - kicking myself for buying that $70 dollar bag of ON protein just a month ago.

 

[Stewart14]

Feb 14

Chest Supported Rows
90 x 8
140 x 5
185 x 1
185 x 1
185 x 1
185 x 1
185 x 1
185 x 1

Chinups
BW+32.5 x 3
BW+32.5 x 3
BW+32.5 x 3
BW+32.5 x 3
BW+32.5 x 3
BW+32.5 x 3

 

[Stewart14]

Feb 15

Conventional Deadlifts
135 x 8
225 x 5
315 x 2
367.5 x 3
367.5 x 3
367.5 x 3
367.5 x 3
367.5 x 3
367.5 x 3

GHR /ss/ Decline Crunches
BW x 10 /ss/ BW+25 x 10
BW x 10 /ss/ BW+25 x 10
BW x 10 /ss/ BW+25 x 10

 

[Stewart14]

Feb 16

Bench Press
135 x 8
225 x 5
295 x 2
Add wrist wraps and loose Inzer blast shirt
332.5 x 1
332.5 x 1
332.5 x 1
332.5 x 1
332.5 x 1
332.5 x 1

Seated OH Press
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3
175 x 3

 

[Triple Threat]

Even though the link got deleted in the other thread, thanks for that link for the protein powder, snuck in there in time, got the link and ordered 2 tubs, can't beat that price. I was paying $70 for 10 pounds of ON whey and I thought that was a good deal, but this was fantastic, so long as this stuff tastes decent.

You can always mask the taste. I've used Gatorade to kill the taste of some less than great tasting protein powders.

 

[Stewart14]

You can always mask the taste. I've used Gatorade to kill the taste of some less than great tasting protein powders.

well....I chose the cupcake batter and cinnamon bun flavors, SO......I don't know if gatorade is an option with those!

 

[ZackAttack]

great chinups on valentines day!

 

[Triple Threat]

well....I chose the cupcake batter and cinnamon bun flavors, SO......I don't know if gatorade is an option with those!

You're right, gatorade won't do. You'll have to go with chocolate syrup.

 

[AKIRA]

Chocolate Syrup....damn, those were the days.

Sox noticed it too, I thought the 14 was new but I figured I just never noticed it before.

 

[Stewart14]

Feb 18

Squats
135 x 8
225 x 5
Add Belt
315 x 2
Add Inzer Z-suit straps down
360 x 1
360 x 1
360 x 1
360 x 1
360 x 1
360 x 1

Trap Bar Deadlifts (Upper Handle)
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3
370 x 3

Chinups
BW+50 x 2
BW+50 x 2
BW+50 x 2
BW+50 x 2
BW+50 x 2
BW+50 x 2

*Came to the teary eyed conclusion that I am going to have to do without regular deadlifts in my program for a while. I just don't like the way my back responded to the ones I did the other day. I much prefer the feeling of the trap bar anyway, and even though I know there is practically no carryover between the two for me, that's OK, I will just build up my trap bar deads without worrying about fucking up my back. Of course this means deadlifts are out at any powerlifting meet I choose to do this year, so at the very least I could do squats and bench, or just go for bench only.

 

[Triple Threat]

Came to the teary eyed conclusion that I am going to have to do without regular deadlifts in my program for a while. I just don't like the way my back responded to the ones I did the other day.

Maybe it's just a case of too much volume for that exercise.

 

[Stewart14]

Feb 20

Bench Press
135 x 8
225 x 5
Add wrist wraps
275 x 3
315 x 1
Add loose Inzer Blast
355 x 1
355 x 1
355 x 1

Chest Supported Rows
90 x 8
140 x 5
195 x 1
195 x 1
195 x 1

Seated OH Press
187.5 x 2
187.5 x 2
187.5 x 2
187.5 x 2
187.5 x 2
187.5 x 2

 

[Stewart14]

Feb 21

Squats
135 x 8
225 x 5
Add belt
315 x 3
Add Inzer z-suit straps down
380 x 1
380 x 1
380 x 1

Trap Bar Deadlifts
395 x 2
395 x 2
395 x 2
395 x 2
395 x 2
395 x 2

*Squats were silly easy today, and that's awesome.

 

[Stewart14]

Feb 22

Chest Supported Rows
90 x 8
140 x 5
170 x 3
170 x 3
170 x 3
170 x 3
170 x 3
170 x 3

Chinups
BW+65 x 1
BW+65 x 1
BW+65 x 1
BW+65 x 1
BW+65 x 1
BW+65 x 1

 

[Burner02]

hey stew! DAM! Nice #'s!
good to see you still crankin' it!

 

[soxmuscle]

I too can't find a way to incorporate regular deadlifts into my routine while still being able to do the push-pull-legs system that I've enjoyed so much the last couple of months.

Just too damn sore.

Do SLDL's and the other variations of deads hinder your backs performance in future days or no?

 

[Stewart14]

Feb 23

Bench Press (RI=60 sec)
135 x 8
225 x 5
Add wrist wraps
300 x 1
300 x 1
300 x 1
300 x 1
300 x 1
300 x 1
300 x 1
300 x 1
300 x 1
300 x 1
300 x 1
300 x 1

Seated OH Press (RI=2 min)
197.5 x 1
197.5 x 1
197.5 x 1
197.5 x 1
197.5 x 1
197.5 x 1

*Decided to switch things up again back to singles. Idea being I want to generate maximum force on each rep. Obviously, the lower weight percentages should be going up real fast, or relatively fast.

*Bench was 12 single rep sets at 80% of max with the short rest intervals, it went fine, felt great, reps were nice and fast, so that's pretty good considering it's 300 pounds now.

*OH press was 90% of max, 6 single rep sets, more rest. Makes sense?

 

[Rubes11]

ok you want to bench 405 heck id be happy with the 300. keep on workin hard

 

[RasPlasch]

ok you want to bench 405 heck id be happy with the 300. keep on workin hard

Speaking of 405 bench. Are you still going after that?

 

[Stewart14]

Speaking of 405 bench. Are you still going after that?

I'd like to, just isn't going as planned. Every time I get close to 365, I hit a fricken wall and just stall there. Even in my loose shirt, I barely got 365 a couple of weeks ago when I tried. Last week, 355 for 3 singles was tough as shit, so who knows. I'll just keep plugging away I guess.

 

[RasPlasch]

Oh yeah! I remember that video you posted of your 365 attempt. Where you got stuck halfway up. Right?

If I remember right you were insanely explosive until you got to a certain point. It was weird.


I wonder why you get stuck at 365.

Have you tried the 5x5 routine for bench?
When I was stuck at 225, the 5x5 got my max up to 245 or around there.

 

[Stewart14]

Feb 25

Squats
135 x 8
225 x 5
Add belt
285 x 4
285 x 4
285 x 4
285 x 4
285 x 4
285 x 4

Trap Bar Deadlifts
420 x 1
420 x 1
420 x 1
420 x 1
420 x 1
420 x 1
420 x 1
420 x 1

 

[Triple Threat]

Decided to switch things up again back to singles.

I'm going to have to stop reading this journal lest I be tempted to try these types of workouts.